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Filf Dos

About Me

Filf Dos is a male/female hip hop duo from Chicago. The name, pronounced "filth dose," is derived from the name of lead MC, Filfy, and the fact there's two people in the group. The second half of the dos is DJ/Producer JiVE. Their music combines experiential lyricism about relationships, art and addiction, with the musical influence of golden era east coast hip hop and modern broken beat.

Their collaboration started in New York, where they were part of the ten-piece live hip hop collective Rare Faction Crew. While working with RF Crew, Filfy and Jive developed a unique chemistry based on their mutual audio production talents, DIY promotion aesthetic, desire to actually dance at a hip hop show, and penchant for raps about women.

After the split of Rare Faction, and Jive's move to California, the pair continued to work together via the internet until a management offer (now defunct) made them realize the group had potential beyond a side project. As a compromise of location, they moved to Chicago to take advantage of the flourishing music and art scene while trying to make a name for themselves in a city that knew nothing about them.

The decision to dive full force into the group was a successful gamble. Filf Dos has carved a niche as a group that effectively bridges the seemingly giant gap between lesbian/queer performers and the male dominated underground hip hop scene. Their dual appeal is evident from their stage performance history that includes queer icons like God-des and She, Team Gina, and Scream Club -- as well as Chicago hip hop luminaries like Qwel and Rashid Hadee.

Filfy has appeared internationally as a model for dykesinthecity clothing in magazines like GO, Curve and Velvet Park. Jive is the resident DJ at the renowned Chicago open mic "20hz/20khz".


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Member Since: 27/09/2007
Band Members: Filfy. Jive.

Contact us directly for booking
[email protected]

Influences: (Filfy-)
Camp Lo, Dilated Peoples, Digable Planets, Blackalicious, Josh Martinez, Qwel, Sleep, Cool Calm Pete, Bahamadia, The Pharcyde, Immortal Technique, Psalm One, Emanon, The Grouch, Atmosphere.

(Jive Alive-)
SP. Thes One. Embee. Edan. Camp Lo. Fort Knox Five. Quantic. Prefuse 73. Shawn J Period.
Sounds Like: Breakneck Poetry

Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Our mention in Curve Magazine

Lya Carerra interviewed us for an article about Lesbian fashion that ran in the September issue of Curve Magazine. The article focused mainly on our good pallies dykesinthecity, but we were all on the...
Posted by on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:16:00 GMT

Our Interview on OutHipHop.com

So...who the hell is Filf Dos you ask. Well, people in Ithaca and Chicago know who they are, and they've performed with a number of out hip hop artists from Goddes and She to Scream Club. Not just mak...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:59:00 GMT

Our interview from Go Magazine

by Katie LiedermanJuly 18, 2008http://www.gomag.com/article/chew_on_this/-------------- ---------------------------------------------------Rob Base and DJ EZ-Rock laid it down in their 1988 platinum si...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:37:00 GMT

Our interview on damn-son.com

Our Interview from Damn-son.com Conducted over gchat between Jive and ThuggyMcBattle of Damn-son while Filfy played super mario not to far awaySee the full version herehttp://www.damn-son.com/view-int...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:34:00 GMT